The Art of an American Impressionist

August 28, 2009

Last Weekend to Catch Barnes Exhibit at Woodmere

The exhibit of oils and pastels of John Pierce Barnes (1893-1954) will close this Sunday, August 30 at Woodmere Art Museum in Philadelphia. The exhibit was overwhelmingly received by those familiar with his work as well as those who were introduced to this accomplished Pennsylvania impressionist for the first time.

Dr. Michael Schantz, Director of Woodmere, is to be congratulated for mounting this exceptional exhibition and for re-introducing Philadelphians and art lovers alike to the art of Germantown native John Pierce Barnes.

The Barnes pastels and selected oils and blueprints will be exhibited this Fall at the Camden County Historical Society and Museum, Camden, New Jersey. Following his training at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, Barnes worked as a designer at RCA up until the time of his death in 1954